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Center of attention: Jones trails Buccigrossi in preseason battle

— By Sean Manning, The Dominion Post

MORGANTOWN. W.Va. — Matt Jones started all 13 games last season at center for West Virginia. Across those 900-plus snaps, there weren’t many instances where Jones was even noticed.

For any offensive lineman, being ignored is certainly a good thing.

On Sunday, though, coach Dana Holgorsen said Jones, a redshirt-junior, isn’t even the top center on the team right now — that distinction currently goes to Jacob Buccigrossi.

“Buccigrossi, right now, is ahead of him,” Holgorsen said. “That doesn’t mean he’s going to start, but right now, he’s running with the first team.